Space is limited so please register early. Registration form: http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/laboratory/labhome/pdf/1strespondertraining2013.pdf 
The Connecticut Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Connecticut State Police, the 14th Civil Support Team, Connecticut Poison Control Center and The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station offers a training seminar to first responders regarding the safe and effective response to a terrorist attack. The training subject matter will include physiological effects of terrorism agents, investigation strategies, scene management and response protocols. This is a unique training opportunity in which participants will work through an actual scenario. This course is offered free of charge and is geared towards first responders in police, fire, ambulance and public health organizations.
When: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Sheraton Hartford South Conference Center (formerly Marriott), 100 Capital Boulevard, Rocky Hill, CT
Instructors:
Special Agent Daniel Coleman
Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James M. Thomas, MS
Retired Commissioner
Connecticut Departments of Public Safety and Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Charles McKay MD FACMT, FACEP
Section Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine
Hartford Hospital
Associate Medical Director
Connecticut Poison Control Center
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Jason White, PhD
Chief Scientist
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT
Aristea Kinney
Environmental Microbiology Supervisor
Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory, Rocky Hill, CT
Curriculum Schedule
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-8:45 Welcome
8:45-10:00 Exercise
10:00-10:15 Break*
10:15-11:00 Exercise
11:00-11:15 Break*
11:15-12:00 Exercise
12:00-1:00 Lunch*
1:00-1:45 Physiological Effects of Terrorism Agents
1:45-2:30 Agent Testing Capabilities
2:30-2:45 Break*
2:45-3:15 Scene Management and Response Protocols
3:15-3:45 TBD
3:45-4:00 Questions/Closing Remarks
*Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided free of charge.
For more information, go to http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/laboratory/labhome/pdf/1strespondertraining2013.pdf or call (860) 920-6550.